On Friday 08 August 2008 12:52, Julien Cornuwel wrote: > Hi, > > A user (on IRC, french channel) suggested that we made the > configuration/wizard clearer about the choice of opennet. > > He didn't understand that he could start with opennet, get some > connections with his friends and then stop opennet. He thought it was > either full-darknet or full-opennet and he had to choose.
Lets talk wording then. Currently: Connect to strangers? "Ideally, all Freenet users would connect only to people they know. This is far more secure, making it very difficult for others to tell that you are using Freenet. However, if you don't know at least 5 people already running Freenet, you can choose to connect to strangers. Note that you can always turn this off later. Do you know anyone already using Freenet? No, I want the node to automatically find strangers to connect to. Yes, I have at least 5 friends already using Freenet and I will add their details on the Friends page. Warning! If Freenet is illegal where you live, or if you are using it to access materials that may get you into trouble, telling the node to automatically connect to strangers may be dangerous as it makes life much easier for an attacker. Freenet is still experimental, and we offer no guarantees about security." I just committed: "Connect to strangers? Ideally, all Freenet users would connect only to people they know. This is far more secure, making it very difficult for others to tell that you are using Freenet. However, if you don't know at least 5 people already running Freenet, you can choose to connect to strangers. You can always add connections to your friends later, and eventually turn off insecure mode so your node only connects to your Friends, but please read the warning below. Do you know anyone already using Freenet? No, I want the node to automatically find strangers to connect to. Yes, I have at least 5 friends already using Freenet and I will add their details on the Friends page. Warning! If Freenet is illegal where you live, or if you are using it to access materials that may get you into trouble, telling the node to automatically connect to strangers may be dangerous as it makes life much easier for an attacker. Freenet is still experimental, and we offer no guarantees about security." IMHO this is a bit long, can we express the same facts in fewer words without reducing clarity? -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20080809/bab4c26d/attachment.pgp>
